Comments on: Video: Outrageously outrageous Chevrolet commercial!

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:46:37 +0000

As usual, GM has a nice fat tin ear. Even when they manage to make something good, they can’t market it for jack squat. Libs buy cars, sure they do. they buy vw microbuses, and honda hybrids, and electric toy cars. They don’t buy chevy trucks; you won’t see a lib nancy-man driving a duramax 2500 pickup with an Allison Transmission. You mention that to a lib, and he’ll think you’re talking about a sex change candidate. No, there was another GM commercial a few weeks back for the H3 that took some shots at the eviroweenies. Florence King wrote about it in the last issue of National Review. She said almost the same thing as Allahpundit did, libs buy cars too; GM must have gotten some beans over that so they posted the above apology with Nixon, and peace marches and all the rest of that rubbish. It won’t help. Libs won’t buy a chevy. If they’ll spend the money, they’ll buy an import. Otherwise, look for them in Volvo 240 stationwagons, covered in rust held together by bumperstickers.

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:52:15 +0000

I don’t understand the Colbert references.

By: NTWR

NTWR — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:47:03 +0000

Chevy has to be careful, they probably sell a lot of trucks to liberal union members. The unions really screw the country over. Most union workers would probably lean conservative if they weren’t getting leaned on by the union leaders.

By: Perchant

Perchant — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:04:57 +0000

It would be easy to make an alternative version of this commercial with the blue dress, Bush with the bull horn at ground zero, Jimmy Carter getting attacked by the bunny, Saddam on the ground after he was caught, etc.

…how they would howl.

By: Old War Dogs

Old War Dogs — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:48:03 +0000

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By: soulsirkus

soulsirkus — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:30:02 +0000

1980 Baseball, Apple Pie and Cheverolet…..2006 Goofballs, Lemon Pie and Liberal Sway….Times are a changing!

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:32:08 +0000

but hey: liberals buy cars, too, guys

Goodness, Chevy better hope so. A bunch of crap set to Mellencamp muck.

By: Lehuster

Lehuster — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:56:18 +0000

It’s a cut from the new Mellencamp album, but this ad is it’s debut. Considering how detestable Mellencamp's politics are, that's a serious strike against Chevy in my book!

A self-proclaimed advocate of American liberalism, Mellencamp participated in the Vote for Change tour in October of 2004 leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. That same month he released the two-disc career hits retrospective "Words and Music," which contained 35 of his radio singles (including all 22 of his Top 40 hits) along with two new tunes, the socially-conscious, R&B tinged single "Walk Tall" along with "Thank You." Throughout 2003 and early 2004, Mellencamp's music was frequently heard at campaign rallies for then-presidential candidate John Edwards. The two most frequently heard songs were "Your Life Is Now" and "Small Town," which was Edwards' official campaign song. Mellencamp was also a contributor to Edwards' campaign, contributing $2,000 to his effort in December 2003.

By: harmonica

harmonica — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:42:11 +0000

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/29/hannity-gm/
Liberals are already mad at GM for doing ad campaign with Sean Hannity’s show.

By: 186k Per Second - » This Chevrolet Add Can’t be For Real?

186k Per Second - » This Chevrolet Add Can’t be For Real? — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:41:16 +0000

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By: Aunt B

Aunt B — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:32:13 +0000

I’m a southern “Boomer” and drive a Beemer. Does that make me a misfit? ;->

By: Mallard T. Drake

Mallard T. Drake — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:21:26 +0000

After GM ruined the song “Like a Rock” for me, at least they used John Cougar Mellon~~head~~camp’s song. I don’t listen to his stuff.

By: Kini

Kini — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:58:22 +0000

I swore off General Motors after being SCREWED by them after, not one, but after three brand new GM cars.

The worst when when I broke down in Yonkers and the local GM service department refused to help me.

Then GMAC screwed up my payments and I got calls from the repo guys.

Yeah, if this is Americas car, then I’m glad I bought a Honda.

GM SUCKS!

By: Defector01

Defector01 — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:38:15 +0000

I actually like that commercial, real cool

By: Chief1942

Chief1942 — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:34:54 +0000

In the not too distant future, GM will be as faint a memory as Nixon waving from the helecopter as he was leaving the White House. Time marches on and the generations following the “Boomers” have less allegience to strictly American products for so many obvious reasons. GM will join Studebaker, Willys, and so many others who flourished for awhile and then lost to the competition. I long ago lost any sentimental attachement I may have borne for that marquee, such is life.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:29:49 +0000

Liberals buy cars? But cars are bad! Cars kill animals! Cars heat the Earth!

By: bbz123

bbz123 — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:25:51 +0000

Seething over minor,if any, infractions. Remind you of another little group of funsters out there?
My take on the ad is the good ,the bad and the ugly, we got it all but we still rock.

By: rw

rw — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:24:01 +0000

DU’s had a low level buzz this past week about Hannity working with GM on some contest/giveaway. There were the usual calls to boycott GM/not boycott GM to support the UAW. If only Venezuela made cars… they’d all be driving hybrid Hugo’s.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:20:44 +0000

I sure as heck don’t want to see clips of the Challenger explosion or the Reagan shooting, followed by a Chevy logo.

Did you notice the Towers of Light in there? Also interesting is the song. It's a cut from the new Mellencamp album, but this ad is it's debut. That's a first.

By: Ennuipundit

Ennuipundit — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:17:42 +0000

Those nostalgia-loving navel gazers love to see the highlights of their own history.

Very true Slublog. And I have no idea how they want to sell trucks to folks in the 18-35 set.

I don’t really see the big deal. It seems like an inclusive ad to me. The idea is that we are all part of America. If they want to push Chevy’s at the far left, they won’t do it by waving the flag or showing Dale Earnhardt. Just like showing protestors and Nixon is going to tick off righties. At the end of the day, the ad is screaming can’t we all get along to me. Seriously, the idea that this is a disgusting ad is the sign that somebody had too much coffee over at NRO this morning. I like John Miller, but I think he’s reaching on this one.

By: BillLalor

BillLalor — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:09:42 +0000

Sure, liberals buy cars — but Silverados? Not to paint too broad a brush here — I’m sure some ex-Hippies are brawnym, lumber-lugging types — but I have to wonder what’s going on in Chevy’s marketing dep’t.

By: Slublog

Slublog — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:06:59 +0000

Eh…I don’t think it’s pointed at liberals as much as it is intended for the Baby Boomers.

Those nostalgia-loving navel gazers love to see the highlights of their own history.

Question is, what are they going to use to sell cars to my generation – the early thirtysomethings? I sure as heck don’t want to see clips of the Challenger explosion or the Reagan shooting, followed by a Chevy logo.

By: EFG

EFG — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:05:29 +0000

The Stephen Colbert bit was a bit of a indicator of who they are pushing this commercial towards.